B. B. Lal (governor)
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_name = Bipen Behari Lal
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1917|1|30}}
| birth_place = British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2008|1|5|1917|1|30}}
| death_place = New Delhi, India
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| caption =
| constituency =
| office = 1st Governor of Sikkim
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Nar Bahadur Bhandari
| term_start = 16 May 1975
| term_end = 9 January 1981
| predecessor = Post Started| successor = Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
| occupation = Politician
}}
Bipen Behari Lal (30 January 1917 – 5 January 2008) was an Indian civil servant who served as the first governor of the state of Sikkim after its merger with India. Prior to the merger, he served as the Chief Executive of the Kingdom of Sikkim.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=B. B. Lal |url=https://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/former-head/shri-b-b-lal/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |website=Raj Bhavan Sikkim |page=}}
Career
Lal joined the Indian Civil Service in 1941 and was given various responsibilities in the Government of Uttar Pradesh until 1965.{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-96 |title=Biodata of B.B. Lal |page=16 |date= |author= |access-date= 17 June 2021}} In 1966, he was moved to the Central Government where he served in various capacities.
In 1974, Lal was the Government of India-appointed Chief Executive in the Kingdom of Sikkim.{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-96 |page=7|title=Appointment of B.B. Lal as the Chief Executive |date=19 September 1974 |access-date= 17 June 2021}} Soon after the Annexation of Sikkim by India in May 1975, he was made the first governor of the new state of Sikkim. He served in this capacity till early 1981.
Death
He died in New Delhi, on 5 January 2008.{{cite web |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080106/863865.html |title=First Governor of Sikkim dies |date=January 2008 |author= |access-date=17 June 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182925/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080106/863865.html |url-status=dead }}
See also
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